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DCY Tuesday Times
Issue 11: June 25, 2024 |
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Tuesday Times
This ongoing correspondence focuses on essential business-related information, providing important updates for our partners. These updates encompass practice and policy adjustments, data dashboard enhancements, funding prospects, program details, training initiatives, and various other pertinent topics.
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For Your Awareness
CCIDS Portal Access Ends July 5
Any information previously available by way of the CCIDS portal is now available in the KinderConnect system located at KinderConnect Logon (ohiocctap.com). County agency users can still access the CCIDS Portal until Friday, July 5, 2024. After that date, the CCIDS provider portal will no longer have access to the system.
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Children Services
Home Visiting
Ohio Children's Trust Fund
Maternal and Infant Vitality Programming
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Early Education |
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Early Intervention
Publicly Funded Child Care
Early Childhood Education
Preschool Special Education
Licensing
Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Ohio
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Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
Ohio Family Children First Council
Healthy Beginnings at Home
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Strong Families, Safe Communities
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Child Match Tool Finds Homes For Kids
DCY has implemented exciting new functionality to the Ohio Certification for Agencies and Families (OCAF) that will help Public Children Services Agencies (PCSA) and Private Non-Custodial Agencies (PNA) match children with families and providers! The ability to place children safely and efficiently in an appropriate home is a significant challenge across Ohio. In February 2023, PCSAs and PNAs participated in a workshop to discuss the current placement matching issues, identify root causes, and brainstorm possible solutions. A variety of root causes were identified, and the workshop was followed by a dedicated session to develop ideas to best address the placement challenges. As a result of the workshop, the Child Match functionality was created as having the greatest potential for impact across Ohio’s children services community and was determined to be appropriate for use within OCAF.
With the Child Match functionality in OCAF, PCSAs can create ‘placement need' posts which contain non-identifying information about children in their custody who need placement. In turn, all PNAs will receive notifications of new posts for children who need a placement. PNAs will be able to review posts and can communicate with the requestor to obtain further information or recommend an available placement option. Child Match was deployed on May 2 and is available for use by PCSAs and PNAs. If you are looking for ways of streamlining communications and creating efficiencies in this process, please check out Child Match. For more information about Child Match for PCSAs and PNAs, please visit: DCY Continuous Certification and OCAF Information - Home (sharepoint.com)
Ohio CASA/GAL Association Presents Tuesday Trainings
Please join Ohio CASA for Tuesday Trainings: a series of virtual sessions designed to further juvenile court practice. Eligible Ohio attorneys, those who have practiced in an Ohio Juvenile Court during the last two years, can attend individual sessions or the entire series; each session is pending two hours of free CLE credit, with selected professional conduct hours. To verify eligibility and receive registration information, please email Megan Heydlauff, Ohio CASA Director of Attorney Services: mheydlauff@ohiocasa.org. This opportunity is made possible through Federal Children’s Justice Act Grant funds administered by the Ohio Department of Children and Youth. Click here to view the flyer.
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Updates and Guidance Letters
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Training for Early Childhood Educators Available
Become a Charting the LifeCourse Ambassador! Early childhood educators can apply to be trained in Charting the LifeCourse, which helps individuals and families of all abilities and ages develop a vision for a good life and more. The application page here has all of the information you will need to learn more and apply.
Ohio Related Service Personnel Network (ORSPN) Community of Practice Meetings
The Ohio Related Service Personnel Network (ORSPN) Community of Practice meetings have been scheduled for 2024. ORSPN is again partnering with the Office for Exceptional Children to provide updates, information, and resources to support our practice in school settings. The focus for this year’s meetings is on Building Collaborative Teams and Practices. The Department of Children and Youth Preschool Special Education Consultants and Regional Postsecondary Transition Consultants will also partner to discuss the importance of team collaboration and how related services personnel can impact student outcomes. These meetings are in person. All are welcome. Teachers are encouraged to attend this meeting. The registration form is available here: https://forms.gle/jCFUTgWuy37S4nGc9. For assistance email the ORSPN event administrator at JMurphy7380@gmail.com.
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Updates and Guidance Letters
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Supporting Kids Where They Live and Learn
Both the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and the Positive Early Childhood Education (PECE) program continue to support parents and early childhood educators statewide and, just recently, more than 100 professionals representing every region were trained in the new Fear-Less Triple P program, designed specifically to support parents of children with anxiety.
Triple P and PECE By the Numbers
Over the past two years:
- 23,610 parents and caregivers representing every county have registered for a Triple P Online parenting courses
- 3,191 families participated in Triple P with a trained provider
- 2,390 early childhood educators have registered for the online PECE course
- 281 professionals were trained to deliver Triple P content
- 108 professionals were trained to deliver Fear-Less Triple P
- 77 early childhood education professionals were trained to be coaches in the PECE model.
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Updates and Guidance Letters
No relevant documents for week of 6/24/24.
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